Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has given a much-anticipated interview on her contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which is due to be broadcast by NRK TV on Friday.
The interview was recorded with Crown Prince Haakon at their residence in Skaugum on Thursday, as her son Marius Borg Høiby's rape trial neared an end at Oslo District Court.
His trial began at the start of February, as his mother faced mounting questions over her links to Epstein which came to light in hundreds of emails.
The crown princess has already issued an apology and admitted to showing "poor judgement", but had said she needed time before explaining herself in greater detail.
As the scandals buffeting Mette-Marit's family mounted, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said at the time he agreed that she had exercised poor judgement. It was seen at the time as a rare public criticism of a royal figure.
